Daring to Deconstruct: The Rise of Postmodernism in Theory (Features‪)‬

THE INTERNATIONAL REVIEW EDITORIAL STAFF Isaac Asimov, one of the most famous and brilliant science fiction writers of all time, knew what it meant to think big. Though his fantastic worlds pioneered how we think about robotics (a term he coined, naturally), space travel, and the future, he also spent much time thinking about the world in which we live. "The times make the man," he wrote, nearly 27 years ago, in the pages of this journal while reflecting on the nature of human progress. "I would like to see us move out into space, make use of new resources, new sources of energy and materials ... The only trouble is that things move so quickly now, that by the time we recognize a crisis that requires a remarkable man and hope that he shows up, it may be too late."